| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Lyall (fresh) SG - Charles Hart (fresh) SF - Frank Palmer (fresh) PF - Willie Templeton (fresh) C - Walter Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Pepperdine | Brian Alexander is called for the reach on Frank Palmer - foul #1 on Brian Alexander, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Pepperdine | James Lyall is hacked by Brian Alexander - foul #2 on Brian Alexander, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (C) Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 18:49 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Lyall | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses the shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | James Lyall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Pepperdine | Charles Hart clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Pepperdine | Charles Hart grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Yong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Richard Mallon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Yong Zhou | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Hart | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Mallon, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (PG), Blake Ellison (SG), George Mack (PF), Herbert West (C) James Lyall, Charles Hart, Willie Templeton, Walter Johnson | |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | Columbia | Charles Verner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison banks in the layup | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) C - Ty Zellous (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eddie Mayo (fresh) SG - Blake Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Mack (fresh) C - Herbert West (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Charles Verner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Lyall (PG) Frank Palmer | |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roger Burns - foul #1 on Roger Burns, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko (C) Herbert West | |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Richard Mallon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 14:43 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko loses the dribble to Charles Verner | 9-12 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Charles Verner dunks the ball | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Yong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | Columbia | Roger Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Yong Zhou snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Eddie Mayo takes the ball from Roger Burns | 11-12 |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roger Burns - foul #2 on Roger Burns, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF), Bill Corbett (C) Roger Burns, Ty Zellous | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer (SF), Willie Templeton (PF), Walter Johnson (C) James Lyall, Blake Ellison, George Mack | |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Richard Mallon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Yong Zhou hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko misses the driving attempt from the left block | 13-14 |
| 12:56 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:39 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eddie Mayo and he's fouled by Bill Corbett - foul #1 on Bill Corbett, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Lyall (PG), Blake Ellison (SG), George Mack (SF), Herbert West (C) Caleb Demko, Eddie Mayo, Frank Palmer, Willie Templeton | |
| 12:39 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Howard Cole hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Carroll Harris and the foul's on Herbert West - foul #1 on Herbert West, team foul #1 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF) Yong Zhou | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer (SF), Willie Templeton (PF) George Mack, Walter Johnson | |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:03 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Mack (SF) Frank Palmer | |
| 11:49 | Columbia | Bill Corbett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 16-17 |
| 11:48 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton grabs the board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) PF - Ty Zellous (fresh) C - Bill Corbett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Lyall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Mack (fresh) PF - Willie Templeton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert West (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 11:19 | Pepperdine | James Lyall snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 11:01 | Pepperdine | George Mack's pass is intercepted by Ty Zellous | 16-17 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Howard Cole connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Trout | 18-17 |
| 10:18 | Pepperdine | James Lyall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 10:17 | Columbia | Terry Trout gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Terry Trout knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 20-17 |
| 09:32 | Pepperdine | Herbert West makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Lyall | 20-19 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Cole | 22-19 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton is fouled on the floor by Carroll Harris - foul #1 on Carroll Harris, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Yong Zhou (PF) Howard Cole, Carroll Harris, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (PG), Charles Hart (SG), Frank Palmer (SF), Walter Johnson (C) James Lyall, Blake Ellison, George Mack, Herbert West | |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Charles Verner scores on a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Walter Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Johnson, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko (C) Willie Templeton | |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Charles Verner misses the free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:38 | Pepperdine | Caleb Demko snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 08:22 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Mayo | 24-23 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Carroll Harris blows the dunk | 24-23 |
| 08:12 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 07:54 | Pepperdine | Charles Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Johnson | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ty Zellous (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eddie Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Caleb Demko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Charles Hart is called for the reach on Richard Mallon - foul #1 on Charles Hart, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Lyall (PG) Charles Hart | |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Yong Zhou hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:22 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson double dribbles | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Hart (SG), Willie Templeton (PF) Eddie Mayo, Caleb Demko | |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Charles Verner's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Johnson | 24-26 |
| 06:33 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Trout - foul #1 on Terry Trout, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bill Corbett (C) Ty Zellous | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (SG), George Mack (PF) Charles Hart, Willie Templeton | |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Yong Zhou misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 24-27 |
| 05:39 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Frank Palmer | 24-27 |
| 05:35 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Richard Mallon grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Richard Mallon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Richard Mallon pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Verner | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Pepperdine | George Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Carroll Harris (SF) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison (PG), Charles Hart (SG), Willie Templeton (PF), Caleb Demko (C) James Lyall, Eddie Mayo, George Mack, Walter Johnson | |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Michael Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 04:10 | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Hart | 26-30 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | Michael Carr is whistled for a carry | 26-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roger Burns (SF), Brian Alexander (C) Yong Zhou, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Lyall (PG), Eddie Mayo (SG), Walter Johnson (C) Blake Ellison, Charles Hart, Caleb Demko | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carr (fresh) SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Lyall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willie Templeton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Walter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 03:06 | Pepperdine | James Lyall misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 03:04 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:38 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Alexander - foul #3 on Brian Alexander, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (PF) Howard Cole, Michael Carr, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison (PG), Charles Hart (SG), Herbert West (C) James Lyall, Eddie Mayo, Willie Templeton | |
| 02:38 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:38 | Pepperdine | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Charles Verner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (C) Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Lyall (PG), George Mack (PF) Charles Hart, Herbert West | |
| 01:53 | Pepperdine | Charles Verner steals the ball from James Lyall | 26-31 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Ty Zellous is fouled on the floor by Walter Johnson - foul #2 on Walter Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Yong Zhou (PF) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Hart (SG), Willie Templeton (PF), Herbert West (C) Blake Ellison, George Mack, Walter Johnson | |
| 01:23 | Columbia | Willie Templeton takes the ball from Roger Burns | 26-31 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer is fouled on the floor by Roger Burns - foul #3 on Roger Burns, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF), Bill Corbett (C) Roger Burns, Ty Zellous | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eddie Mayo (SG), Caleb Demko (C) Charles Hart, Herbert West | |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:59 | Pepperdine | Frank Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Charles Verner is fouled in the backcourt by James Lyall - foul #1 on James Lyall, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Mack (PF), Walter Johnson (C) Willie Templeton, Caleb Demko | |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Palmer - foul #1 on Frank Palmer, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Blake Ellison (SG), Willie Templeton (PF), Caleb Demko (C) James Lyall, George Mack, Walter Johnson | |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:15 | Pepperdine | Willie Templeton drills a jump hook from the right block | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Carroll Harris is denied on a layup by Caleb Demko | 27-35 |